Name the Hue
A daily colour hunt - match the name to the swatch.
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About Name the Hue
Name the Hue is a free daily colour game. Each day you get the name of a colour, like “Sage Green”, “Burnt Sienna” or “Cerulean”, plus a grid of swatches, and your job is to pick the one that matches. It's a Wordle for colours: everyone gets the same puzzle each day, so you can compare scores with friends.
Every guess is scored for how close it is, using the same colour-difference maths that designers and printers use (CIEDE2000, also called ΔE2000). That means “close” reflects how the human eye sees colour, not just the RGB numbers. There's no losing and no timer. Guess as many times as you like and try to solve each day's colour at or under par. However you spell it, it plays the same as a daily color game.
How to play
- Read the colour name shown at the top of the board.
- Click or tap a swatch to guess it, and you'll get a closeness score as a percentage.
- Rule swatches out by right-clicking, or long-pressing on a phone, to narrow the grid. It's free.
- Beat par. Guesses are unlimited, so the goal is to find the exact colour in as few tries as possible.
- Come back tomorrow. A new colour unlocks every day at midnight.
Frequently asked questions
Is Name the Hue free to play?
Yes. The daily colour puzzle is completely free, with no ads and no account required. An optional Name the Hue Pro upgrade adds a Hard Mode colour mixer, unlimited Practice puzzles, and an archive of past days.
Is this a colour guessing game like Wordle?
Yes. It's a daily game where everyone plays the same colour, but instead of guessing a five-letter word, you're guessing which swatch matches a colour name.
Do you spell it “colour” or “color”?
Both work. The game uses British “colour”, but it plays the same whether you were looking for a daily colour game or a daily color game.
How is the closeness score calculated?
Each guess is compared to the target with ΔE2000 (CIEDE2000) in the CIELAB colour space, the industry standard for how different two colours look to the human eye. 100% means you found the exact answer.
Where do the colour names come from?
From the XKCD colour survey, a public-domain (CC0) dataset of nearly a thousand community-named colours. That's where a lot of the fun, unusual names come from.
Can I play Name the Hue with friends?
Yes. Use Play a friend to start a live head-to-head match, then share a link or a 6-digit room code. First to the colour wins the round.